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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 199 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1980, and 277 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1979 (202), and casualties rose from 267.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,434 collisions in East Cambridgeshire.

Collisions in 1980
199
Down 1% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
277
Up 4% on 1979
Fatal collisions
10
5% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
39% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 1980

5% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1980 were fatal and 39% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal105%
  • Serious7739%
  • Slight11256%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal124.3%
  • Serious10136%
  • Slight16459%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 1980 is highlighted, with 199, down 1% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025113152
2024133206
2023142219
2022142211
2021113150
2020128172
2019144201
2018152216
2017178267
2016179253
2015145198
2014182247
2013185258
2012185279
2011195271
2010213290
2009218312
2008222304
2007234330
2006271407
2005296421
2004298417
2003311467
2002328482
2001303456
2000320494
1999266407
1998295463
1997266376
1996274390
1995230334
1994253354
1993257387
1992230332
1991238322
1990294431
1989248365
1988280398
1987259358
1986253377
1985197291
1984227308
1983214304
1982217288
1981205289
1980199277
1979202267

When and where crashes happen in East Cambridgeshire in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (11%)
  • Tuesday28 (14%)
  • Wednesday23 (12%)
  • Thursday38 (19%)
  • Friday23 (12%)
  • Saturday35 (18%)
  • Sunday30 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.5%)
  • February13 (6.5%)
  • March15 (7.5%)
  • April11 (5.5%)
  • May15 (7.5%)
  • June21 (11%)
  • July20 (10%)
  • August9 (4.5%)
  • September22 (11%)
  • October18 (9%)
  • November15 (7.5%)
  • December25 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight132 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds160 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry127 (64%)
  • Wet or damp57 (29%)
  • Frost or ice14 (7%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph59 (30%)
  • 40 mph17 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph102 (51%)
  • 70 mph20 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway177 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant150 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (20%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant17 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2064 (23%)
  • 21 to 2558 (21%)
  • 26 to 3534 (12%)
  • 36 to 4531 (11%)
  • 46 to 5525 (9%)
  • 56 to 6517 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.7%)
  • Over 754 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider172 (62%)
  • Passenger83 (30%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car204 (61%)
  • Motorcycle58 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (5.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 1980

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1980 in East Cambridgeshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Cambridgeshire ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 338 of them in 1980.

Collisions
339th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
337th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A10 and A142 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1980, with 37 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA103746016
2ndA1423747214
3rdA45162709
4thB1102131502
5thA112391623
6thB106371013
7thB138271203
8thA1151013
9thA110151711
10thA13034412
11thB10614611
12thB14114601
13thA13043402
14thA14213302
15thB10851201
16thB11031100
17thB11041201

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1980

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 1980: 22.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1980

CB6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 1980: 55.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1980, 3 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years